SGB Update Sports & Fitness
DSW Lifts Q4 Guidance
DSW Inc. raised its EPS guidance on the strength of strong November and December revenues. Its annual earnings were slightly raised to a range of $2.96 to $2.99 for fiscal 2011 from a range of $2.90 to $2.95 previously. The family shoe chain also plans to
Burton Snowboards Names VP of North American Sales
Burton Snowboards named Sasha Dietschi-Cooper as VP of North American sales for its Burton, RED and anon brands and said he would report directly to John Lacy, EVP of product & North American sales. The company said Global Resort Director Jeff Boliba will
OR Winter Market Offers Multiple Aids for Show Scheduling and Navigation
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market's 2012 Smartphone App is now available for download. In a bid to make it easier to navigate the labyrinthine show floor next week, the trade show is also manning a new info kiosk and launching a text help service. Final
Gear Aid Announces New Odor Eliminator
Gear Aid™, the gear repair and maintenance brand by McNett®, announced the availability of a new odor eliminator. Specially formulated for toe shoes, barefoot shoes and other minimalist footwear, Rank Away™ is a safe and effective solution designed to tr
Outdoor Nation Soliciting Paddlesports Grant Applications
Outdoor Nation is accepting applications from individuals between the ages of 18 and 28 or 501c3 non-profit organizations interested in connecting young Americans with their waterways through recreational paddling…
Dick’s Sporting Goods Taps Anomaly as Ad Agency
Dick's Sporting Goods has selected Anomaly as its new agency, the retailer confirmed. It's the first retained-agency relationship for Dick's and marks a shift from its strategy of relying on an in-house creative team and various production
Skullcandy Reiterates 2011 Earnings Outlook
Skullcandy, Inc. reiterated its net sales and earnings outlook for 2011, previously outlined Nov. 3, 2011 in the company's third quarter 2011 earnings release. The company expects 2011 net sales to increase 44% to approximately $231.0 million from $1
NRF: Holiday Retail Sales Up 4.1 Percent, Surpassing Expectations
The National Retail Federation in the final tally said retailers' 2011 holiday sales beat expectations, rising 4.1 percent to $471.5 billion – slightly surpassing NRF's holiday sales forecast of 3.8 percent growth. Sales at clothing and clothing
Allen Edmonds Taps Jack Nicklaus to Promote Golf Shoes
Allen Edmonds is partnering with Jack Nicklaus, the great American golf icon, to promote the Allen Edmonds line of golf shoes both domestically and globally…
Nike Adds Kevin Chappell as Golf Endorser
Nike Golf announced the signing of 25-year-old Kevin Chappell, who makes his professional debut as a Nike Golf athlete when he tees it up in the first round of the Sony Open in Honolulu, HI…
Eagles Nest Outfitters Launches College Market Program
Eagles Nest Outfitters (ENO) is launching a brand ambassador program that will hit campus and retail shops early next year. After a successful beta test with Syracuse University, the Brand Ambassador Program will fully launch January 2012…
Green Guru to Keynote ORWM Industry Breakfast
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and The North Face today announced that Andrew Winston, environmental strategist, globally recognized expert on green business, and author of Green to Gold and Green Recovery, will keynote the Outdoor Retailer Winter Mar
Harvard Study Supports Barefoot Running Benefits
Runners – at-least cross-country runners – who rear foot strike have approximately twice the rate of injury than those who forefoot strike, according to a recent Harvard study led by Harvard Professor Daniel Lieberman…
Fila Signs WTA Tour Star Vera Zvonareva
Fila has signed an endorsement agreement with Grand Slam finalist Vera Zvonareva…
Superfeet Joins Grassroots Outdoor Alliance
Superfeet joined Grassroots Outdoor Alliance as a vendor partner.
